The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, Volume 3 : Toward the 'Principles of Mathematics' 1900-02

ISBN-13: 9780415094054 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 968 str.

Bertrand Russell; Gregory H. Moore

Opis

This volume shows Russell in transition from a neo-Kantian and neo-Hegelian philosopher to an analytic philosopher of the first rank. During this period, his research centred on writing The Principles of Mathematics where he drew together previously unpublished drafts. These shed light on Russell's paradox. This material aims to alter previous accounts of how he discovered his paradox and the related paradox of the largest cardinal. The volume also includes a previously unpublished draft of an early attempt to solve his paradox, as well as the earliest known version of his generalized relation arithmetic. It contains three articles which have not previously been published in English.

Recenzje

`This will be an invaluable tool for those working on Russell's philosophy, while shedding light on the whole development of the foundations of mathematics around the turn of the century.' - Philosophia Mathematica